"Had it been me who showed Otter's signs of illness, my better half would have pumped me full of Gatorade and water, made a batch of chicken noodle soup and tried to convince me to go to the doctor. I would have considered it, because after all, I do have health insurance. Then I would start doing the math. No co-pay. A $5,000 deductible. Coinsurance at 30 percent. Nope, I wouldn't be going anywhere near a hospital"/Rachael Daigle, Boise Weekly. More here.
Question: Given your insurance situation, what does it take to force you to seek medical attention at a doctor's office or emergency room?
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
"Had it been me who showed Otter's signs of illness, my better half would have pumped me full of Gatorade and water, made a batch of chicken noodle soup and tried to convince me to go to the doctor. I would have considered it, because after all, I do have health insurance. Then I would start doing the math. No co-pay. A $5,000 deductible. Coinsurance at 30 percent. Nope, I wouldn't be going anywhere near a hospital"/Rachael Daigle, Boise Weekly. More here.
